Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-03
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rHE NEWS -EPITOMIZED.
Long Island IVES shaken by an earth
q1ake late yesterday afternoon.
The house of representatives last night
passed the senate's retaliatory fisheries
bill.
Public Printer Benedict has been con-
frmed by the senate. The vote was 81
to 10.
Last nights Indications were that
congress- will be ready to close up its
business by tomorrow noon.
The conferees on the District OF
Columbia appropriation bill have dis
agreed and will SO report ito the two
houses. The points at issue are with
reference to schools.
The Maine senate yesterday again
passed the M suffrage constitu-
tional amendment. 1t now requires o
two-thirds vote of the senate and house
to submit it to people.
Cardinal Gibbons favorable report to
Pope Leo as to the aims and standing OF
the knights of labor, set forth in the
cable dispatch from Rome, was received
with much rejoicing by knights in New
York city.
a mysterious company Of surveyors,
who are generally credited to the Bur
lington company, and who have been at
work for several weeks, are still Running
lines east Of Sioux City some ten or
fifteen miles.
a petition from the merchants and
business men Of Providence, represent
ing about $40, 900, 900. was presented TO
the general assembly OF Rhode Island
yesterday asking for the repeal OF the
%prohsbitory law.
The western iron association met at
Pittsburg yesterday and unanimously
decided to reafirm the card rate. The
meeting vas the largest.held for years,
all the mills west Of the Allegheny
mountains being represented.
An imperial decree has been issued
ordering for the first and second corps
Of the Prussian army o special series Of
exercises preparatory to the autumn
The infantry division and
cavalry brigades are to maneuver against
q supposed enemy.
The president yesterday approved the
military academy appropriation bill
the regular pension appropriation bill;
the act to organize q hospital corps ol
the United States, and the act in regard
to the importation Of. maekerel during
the spawning season.
Gen. ~. Finley, Of Ocala, has beer
appointed by Gov. Perry, OF Florida
United States senator to succeed to
Hon. Charles w. Jones, whose
term expires March 4, Gen FINLEY is 9
lawyer and served with distinction il
in the confederate army.
The senate committee ON the District
OF Columbia. of q special meeting
yesterday morning, voted to report
adversely upon the nomination OF JAS
NJ. Trotter, OF Boston, the colored mar
nominated to be recorder OF deeds fol
the District OF Columbis.
1t is rumorad in official circles that {
change is imminent in the French
cabinet. BouIanger's Influence, it il
said, has 30 increased the ministers il
favor OF q peace policy that they willsoor
be driven to resign, B%oulanger thus OBJ.
tanning dominance in the cabinet.
The remains OF Edward Kuehl, found
dead in bed at Omaha, we're sent te
Buffalo, N. X, to-day, in accordance
with his will, to be oremated. His ashel
are to be. placed in an urn and placee
over the bar of q popular saloon ii
Omaha, in compliance with his will.
Advices from Zanzibar says the niativel
Of the province Of Mozambique, taking
advantage Of the absence OF the Portn-
gaess squadron and troops at Tungi. havs
risen and devastated the trading sta
tions and destroyed many British houses
The town OF Mozambique iasno treatened
The British CONSUL has telegraphsd for
mAn-of-war to protect the lives and pro
perty OF British subject.